Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
WASHINGTON.
The Bureau OF Agriculture Reports the
Crop COndiIiOn-The June CeDdi-
ton Of Cotton Very Fine.
Distribution OF the Annual Appropriation
for ~ for Arms and Equipments
for State Militia,

Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Isaac c. Hale, Kenton; John Leonard
Bryan; H c. Chimes, Brownsville JOIN
D. Guunells, Bandly; Edward W Gar
land, DeKalb; James D. NJ. Gage, Osce-
ola; William L. Garrett, Weston; in
crease, George W. Williams, Denison.
GENERAL CROP REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-June returns Of
Department Of Agriculture indicate re-
duction of nearly 2 per cent. in the acre
age of winter wheat. The changes in THE
acreage of states are very slight except in
Kansas, where reduction OF % per cent
is reported, caused by bad harvests and
low prices. The spring wheat area has
been enlarged per cent. from the in
crease of immigration and farm making
west of the Mississippi river in
the districts traversed by the
Northern Pacific Rsilroad. Most OF
the increase is in Dakota,
which reports an increase of q per ceut.
The total area of wheat is sDout 81 90, :
900 acres-a fraction of l per cent. more
than the previous crop.
In the condition of winter whest there
is no change in the average, it being $40,
a reduction OF nine-tentns of l per cent.
In 1886 the June average was 92.7. Re
/ ports on short straw are very numerous.
In some districts there are indications
that the yield of grain will be larger pro-
poTtiOnatelY than of straw. There is no
! increase. From this cause the yield must
! be less than on average. The harvest Is
! already in progress up to the thirty-eighth
degree of north latitude.
/ The condition OF spring wheat is good
in Dakota and the territories westward,
but below the average records in WiscOn-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. The
general average for spring wheat is S7.3
which is lower than in recent years, but
| Is points higher than in 1881. At har-
Vesting last year the condition averaged
so.
The dry weather in April mas been in
furious to winter wheat. Insects have
committed greater depredations than
usual. The central belt westward from
Pennsylvania and Virginia has suffered
local damage from the Hession flies and
the chinch bug has wrought injury in H.
llnOis, Missouri and Kansas.
The area of winter rye has been dimin-
ished over 6 per cent, mainly by q large
reduction in Kansas. The condition is
better than that of wheat, as usual aver
aging $50.
An apparent enlargement OF the barley
acreage of 3 per cent. is indicated. The
increase is in Dakota, California, Oregon
and the territories. Condition averages
81, being Slightly above that of wheat.
There is a continuance of the extension
of oats culture. The increase is 1 per
cent. This crop has taken part of the
area formerly in wheat, Kansas has an
advance of 30 per cent. over the acreage
Of last year. The increase is large in the
northwest, and there is g tendency to en-
largement in all sections of the country
In the acreage of cotton an increase of
per cent. is reported. There appears to
| be slight decline in the states of the At
! lantic coast and an increase west of the
Mississippi. State averages are: Vir-
ginia 90, MOTH Carolina 80 >, South Caro-
lima 90, Georgia 9S.5, Florida 81, Alabama
100, Mississippi 100 (, Louisiana 102,
Texas 106, Arkansas l02. ), Tennessee 100.
The condition in cotton is higher than in
any June since 1880. The average is
$50 and has only been exceeded three
times since 1870. The best yield in that
period, however, was in 1882, when the
June condition was 80 and that figure had
been discounted six times since 1870. 1t
is good beginning, but does not insure
good crop. State averages are: Vir-
ginia 30, North Carolina 80, South Caro-
lima 9S, Georgia %, Florida 80, Alabama
80, Mississippi 80, Louisiana 81, Texas %,
Arkansas %, Tennessee %. General av-
erages, &c 9, There is generally an I'M
usually good "stand" or "plant" In
Texas early planting did not come up
well. Late planting is better. There is
not q full plant in some fields in Arkap-
sas. Clean cultivation is reported as
rule and healthy color and good growth
MILITIA APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-FOr the pur-
pose OF carrying out the act of Congress
making an annual appropriation to pro-
vide arms and equipments for militia the
following regular order has been issued
by the War Department: The Adiutant-
Genera OF the army shall annually on or
before July l, each year, report to the
War Department the number of regularly
enlisted, organized and uniformed active
militia in each state and ter
ritory. This report will be
the basis of each action to be taken for
the ensuing year. The requisitlon for
any or all of the public property provided
for in this act will be made by the Gov
errors of the several states and territor-
les on the War Department. The $780,
600 appropriated in the act will be dis
tributed as follows; Alsbsms, S92l6;
Arkansas, S4G.450: California, S7373;
Colorado, S2764; Connecticut, S5529;
Delaware, S2764; Florida, S3GSG; Geor-
gis, SlI,O59 Illinois, S2O,27 Indiana,
SlS,824; Iowa, Sl1,98l; Kansas,
SS294; Kentucky, S11,9S4; Louis
lana, S7373; Maine, S5529; Maryland,
S7373: Massachusetts, SI2,9O3; Michi-
gan, SI9Sl; Minnesota, S645l; Mississip-
pi, 1924; Missouri, Sl+,746; Nebraska,
S460S; Nevada, S27Gi; New Hampshire,
SSG86; New Jersey, SS294; New York,
S53, 179; North Carolina, SIO,I3S; Ohio,
S2l,l9 Oregon, S2764; Pennsylvania,
S27,G+ Rhode Island, S366G; South
Carolina, SS294; Tennessee, S11, 559; !
Texas, ST., 9S1 vermont, S36S6; Virginia,
Sl1,059; West Virginia, s5529; Wiscon-
sin, S2O,138.
Territories Alaska, s2764; Arizona,
S27G4; Dakota, S2764; Idaho. S2764; New
Mexico, S27G4; Montana, S2764; Utah,
S2764; Washington, S2764; Wyoming,
S2764; District Of Columbia, 5000.
BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 10-The President
arrived in the city at 9 o'clock tonight. |
A carrisge was in waiting at the end OF
the railway yard and he entered it and